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Your Dutch Roots

My goal is to provide for our guests the very best travel and vacation experience possible! Give us your ideas and we will give you opportunities.

I can help you rediscover your family history through custom genealogical research and heritage tours in the Netherlands. 🇳🇱
Visit: https://www.yourdutchroots.com Our travels over the past years have given us an advantage when assisting our guests with their travel plans.

31/08/2026

The countdown is on part 5
The suitcase opens… 🧳

But what’s inside? Old photos, tangible memories, and stories that have been preserved over the years. This old suitcase actually holds the foundation of Your Dutch Roots.

Because that’s what it’s all about for me: discovering family stories, preserving memories, and passing them on. And maybe you’ve already noticed what I’ve been working on behind the scenes lately…
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My Your Dutch Roots journal and my poetry album. Conceived, designed, and crafted with lots of love, to give your own memories and family stories a beautiful home.

But one thing is still missing…

THE ONLINE STORE. 😉

And that’s about to change very, very soon.
The clock is ticking… ⏱️
The excitement is building…
We’re almost there!
Keep an eye on my page, because the
digital doors of Your Dutch Roots will be opening soon.

Love, Yvonne

30/08/2026

Discovering Her Dutch Family Story 🇳🇱

Sometimes, family history suddenly becomes very real.

During a visit to the archives in Kampen, one of my guests discovered the original family registration card of her father and grandparents.

Names.
Addresses.
Birth records.
A small glimpse into everyday life almost 100 years ago.

She also found her father’s birth announcement in an old Dutch newspaper.

But the journey did not stop there.

Together, we visited her father’s childhood home.
And at the house where her grandparents once lived, we were even warmly invited inside.

Those are the moments when a family story truly comes to life.

🌿 Not only discovering the past — but truly feeling connected to it.

Let's discover your Dutch Heritage

Yvonne

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25/08/2026

Did you know? 🇳🇱
When Dutch people turn 50, they don't just celebrate a regular birthday — men 'become Abraham' and women 'become Sarah'! It's an old Dutch tradition, often celebrated by placing a large doll or figure outside the house.
Here in Twente, things are done just a little bit differently: the night before, a 'living Abraham or Sarah' surprises the birthday person — with Jägermeister for Abraham, or oliebollen (Dutch doughnuts) for Sarah! 🍩
Abraham also receives a jar of mustard. As the Dutch saying goes: now you know where Abraham gets his mustard from — an idiom for knowing exactly how things work 😉
My brother turned 50 this weekend, so of course… we dressed up as Abraham! 😄 And here's me, years ago, when I became Sarah myself!
Just another fun, quirky tradition that makes Dutch culture so unique.

What's a birthday tradition from your own heritage? 👇

Liefs, Yvonne

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18/08/2026

AI vs. REALITY

Technology is fun. I have always really liked technology.
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I even asked AI to create a cartoon version of myself as a child. Not a bad result, right?

But… AI initially thought I was in a regular playground.
Of course, the computer doesn't understand that this was actually the stairs leading up to the cable car by the Euromast, around 1965.

AI doesn't know the stories behind this photo.
It knows nothing about the tram rides we took with my mother, or what the storage shed downstairs at our apartment in Kreekhuizen smelled like.

But I do know all of that. Naturally, through the stories my mother often told us, though I can still very clearly remember the smell—and definitely that exact moment—in the shed.
It was the very last moment before we left with the moving truck, heading towards Nijverdal.

Finding your true Dutch roots requires more than just a lucky guess from a computer.
For that, you need a real human being, a real person who knows where to look.
The right archive, the right address, but most importantly: the TRUE story behind the photo.
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Curious about the story behind your own old family archives?
Feel free to get in touch!

Yvonne

14/08/2026

Countdown is on part 4

Here’s a little sneak peek at the results… I’m so incredibly happy with how the photos turned out!
And now I can finally let the cat out of the bag: all these preparations are for the launch of the Your Dutch Roots webshop!

The journals and poetry albums will be available online soon.
Be sure to keep a very close eye on my page, because I’ll be sharing soon how you can be among the very first to get access to the shop...

10/08/2026

The countdown is on... part 3

To get great results, I went to see my photographer, Elly, in Amersfoort.
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With Elly, every beautiful photo is the result of thorough preparation
Here’s a peek behind the scenes
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Curious to see what's coming next? Stay tuned

07/08/2026

The countdown is on — part 2
On my way to something I've been working on for months

01/08/2026

Hi Yvonne
Do you have another video from the 4-Day Walk?
The Walk of the world!
Yes of course
The perfect way to wrap things up!

Enjoying the Scottish sounds of The Seaforth Highlanders of Holland during the grand parade on Via Gladiola.

Who else heard them play at the finish line?
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